One forward who I thought we wasted his potential was Annakin. The lad was an absolute monster in the academy at lose forward and looked as tough as the devils toe nails.

The thing that’s missing for me in the forwards is the effort to try and get up for a quick ptb...that’s what we need to get on the front foot...they need to be making a visual effort to shake the defenders off to try and get up quickly because that’s where the set restarts come into play...



When we’re on the front foot we can still be a good side and cause any team problems...that’s the one main thing I’d be focussing on in training. Run hard in the first place...win the collision and get a quick ptb...don’t win the collision but make a real effort to get up quick...



For me we have four players who does this regularly and that’s Johnstone, Tupou, Lyne and Fifita and it’s no coincidence they’re regularly our top metre makers...



Walker I could understand the signing because he looked promising at London and at the time Rocky was stalling on signing a new deal...the one that doesn’t make sense is Gigot...maybe that came through pressure and everyone saying we needed a new half back when Chester was already on record saying he would give Rocky and Jowitt their chances in the halves.



Me personally I’d go with



1) Jowitt



6) Miller

7) Hampshire



And stick to it and give them a prolonged run in the team...it won’t happen though because of the Gigot signing..

Pity we didn't get more out of Annakin. Hard, strong running forward who rarely had a bad game. One of our best forwards a season or two ago.

Westerman is a good example of why we as a league are always way behind the NRL in quality, in that a player can not look after himself properly, bearing in mind he is supposed to be a full-time professional athlete, yet still get a gig in the top flight, knowing he is just about good enough to get picked. Not enough depth of quality to demand higher standards.



One thing noticeable about Pitts is that he is in very good physical shape, and the rest of the London squad were last year, which is why they competed. I've long been a fan of the mantra that if you can't be the best, be the fittest, and you'll give yourself a fighting chance. If you are neither the best nor the fittest, you're always going to struggle.



I'm prepared to write off this season though, with no crowds and no relegation, but we have plenty of time to plan for next season and the future, which should be about refreshing the pack with some young and hungry players eager to make a mark, and an organising half-back or hooker. Brough was great until his injury.

How can we strengthen the lack how many of the over the hill forwards are leaving next year